Not only does this break help the Blackhawks, it keeps the players safe, while also giving them time to rest up for the remainder of the season. It’s a win-win for the majority of the teams involved.
The NHL season is very uncertain right now. There’s a lot of things that we don’t know about going behind the scenes. All 31 NHL teams were asked to keep their arenas ready for hockey as deep as into July. That could have the 2020-21 season start later. I could see that season starting closer to November to even out everything.